Northern Ireland defender Trai Hume says the side will carry the belief that “anything is possible” into their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Germany in Belfast on Monday night.
Four-time World Cup winners Germany have won their past 10 matches against Northern Ireland, including last month’s fixture in Cologne, but the sides go into this game both on six points from three games in Group A.
After beating Slovakia at home on Friday night, pulling off an upset against Julian Nagelsmann’s side would keep Michael O’Neill’s team right in the mix to qualify automatically for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year.
“You have to believe anything is possible really. If you don’t believe, then you’re not going to be able to do it,” said Sunderland defender Hume, who scored his first international goal in the 2-0 win against Slovakia.
“We know how strong Germany are. We knew that from Cologne when they won 3-1, but we were in the game for a large part of it.
“We know the challenge that we face, but you have to believe, always.”
Hume was later asked if he would settle for a draw on Monday to keep the sides level on points going into next month’s final pair of qualifiers.
“No, you want three points,” he said. “You want to win every game you play.”
